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Sign patterns and rigid moduli orders

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2022-03-16 v1

Abstract

We consider the set of monic degree dd real univariate polynomials Qd=xd+j=0d1ajxjQ_d=x^d+\sum_{j=0}^{d-1}a_jx^j and its {\em hyperbolicity domain} Πd\Pi_d, i.e. the subset of values of the coefficients aja_j for which the polynomial QdQ_d has all roots real. The subset EdΠdE_d\subset \Pi_d is the one on which a modulus of a negative root of QdQ_d is equal to a positive root of QdQ_d. At a point, where QdQ_d has dd distinct roots with exactly ss (1s[d/2]1\leq s\leq [d/2]) equalities between positive roots and moduli of negative roots, the set EdE_d is locally the transversal intersection of ss smooth hypersurfaces. At a point, where QdQ_d has two double opposite roots and no other equalities between moduli of roots, the set EdE_d is locally the direct product of Rd3\mathbb{R}^{d-3} and a hypersurface in R3\mathbb{R}^3 having a Whitney umbrella singularity. For d4d\leq 4, we draw pictures of the sets Πd\Pi_d and~EdE_d.

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@article{arxiv.2012.04299,
  title  = {Sign patterns and rigid moduli orders},
  author = {Yousra Gati and Vladimir Petrov Kostov and Mohamed Chaouki Tarchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.04299},
  year   = {2022}
}